{"id":3304,"date":"2014-11-24T09:27:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T14:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/?p=3304"},"modified":"2014-11-24T09:27:11","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T14:27:11","slug":"external-2-4-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/external-2-4-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"External 2-4-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MEETING START TIME: <\/strong>05:00pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>ATTENDANCE: Thomas, Dobryznski, Pickard, Lanoie, Heikes, Labate, Davidson, Connolly, Hutchins <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excused: <\/strong>N\/A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unexcused: <\/strong>Gildein<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMMITTEE DISCUSSION: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone fill out a white commuter form in one of their classes<\/li>\n<li>Meeting with Nancy, author of \u201cLiving Right In Narragansett\u201d Feb. 11th<\/li>\n<li>Meeting with Katrina<\/li>\n<li>Concerned that the Living Right In Narragansett guide is \u201cnegative\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Committee members should highlight certain areas of concern<\/li>\n<li>Living in Narragansett: A student Guide for Off-Campus Living 2010-2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 We believe it is a great booklet<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Committee will edit<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Try to make look nicer<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Change name to \u201cLiving Off-Campus\u201d instead of just Narragansett.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fund Commuter Activity every week (maybe 1 hour every week, like free coffee in commuter lounge\u2026 etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe every Weds. Or Thursday<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find out when the commuter lounge is most used: talk to building managers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe 12-1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Got list from Enrollment Services, but we do not fill it accurately represents how many students live in each area (eg: it says only 400 Narragansett residents)<\/li>\n<li>Commuter Website: Living Large off Campus<\/li>\n<li>Website slides: we may edit it<\/li>\n<li>Recycling issue in Narragansett- call rental agencies for information on that.<\/li>\n<li>Maybe we can create Recycling flyer<\/li>\n<li>March 20th- Commuter Housing Fair<\/li>\n<li>Blow-up bouncy thing for Commuter appreciation day<\/li>\n<li>Outside union to get people into the union to fair<\/li>\n<li>Get ticket for blow up bouncy thing from fair<\/li>\n<li>Goal: increase number of attendants at fair<\/li>\n<li>1 MONTH TO GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe have students leave with bag of popcorn or something that says \u201cCheck out this website\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Or\u2026 have carnival on quad\u2026\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Rockwell Amusements- we contacted them today and they will be returning our next Monday.<\/li>\n<li>Maybe charge students<\/li>\n<li>Talk to slow foods about vendors<\/li>\n<li>Concerned about the RIPTA fee<\/li>\n<li>$50\/semester on student activity fee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We think, we\u2019re cool with it, but they need to do a weekend night service to down the line from URI\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>Concerned about the RIPTA bus route. 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